Coatings World - July 2016

Diamond Vogel Paints is a family-owned, Midwestern-based paint manufacturer and retailer established in 1926 and headquartered in Orange City, Iowa. The company operates seven manufacturing facilities and more than 80 service center outlets. Diamond Vogel is a provider of liquid and powder coatings for industrial OEM applications, architectural paints for commercial and homeowner applications, and heavy-duty protective coatings for industrial maintenance applications. Diamond Vogel’s Acryl Prime Interior 100% acrylic primer-sealer is a premium quality interior latex primer/sealer that offers excellent hold out for both latex and oil topcoats. It also has better alkaline resistance than conventional vinyl acrylic primers, accoridng to the company.

Tohpe Corporation is a Japan-based manufacturer that sup- plies paints and other chemical products. Its paints include synthetic resin paints, lacquers, water-based paints, oil-based paints and thinners. The company’s chemical products include synthetic resin adhesive processing agents and synthetic rubber. Additionally, it is involved in the paint related construction activities. The company has 12 subsidiaries and five associated companies. Its offers architectural coatings, exterior paints, steel coatings, concrete protective coatings, marine paints, industrial paints and road paints. In addition, it involves in exterior painting contract and building construction works, as well as in the sale of paint-related equipment. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Sakai City, Japan.